詞彙精選：conviction的用法和辨析大綱
一、詳細釋義：
n.
判罪；定罪；證明有罪 [U,C]
例句：
The trial resulted in the conviction of the guilty man.
審判的結果是那個犯罪者被證明有罪。
例句：
His continuing legal battles to overturn a draft-evasion conviction.
他爲使一偷漏泄票的定罪無效而進行的持續、合法的鬥爭。
確信，信念 [U,C]
例句：
I will asseverate my conviction that she is guilty.
我確信她是有罪的。
例句：
I have the conviction that he is telling the truth.
我相信他講的是真話。
說服力 [U]
例句：
Her words carried conviction.
她的話令人信服。
例句：
His argument carries little conviction to Western readers.
他的論點對西方讀者沒什麼說服力。
二、詞義辨析：
certainty,assurance,conviction
這些名詞均含有“確信無疑”之意。certainty指在客觀上和主觀上都無一絲一毫的懷疑。assurance側重依靠個人力量、本能、方法或對其他人或事的完全信任，強調有信心。conviction多指在理性基礎上清除了原有的疑慮或無把握，着重對證據的主觀反應。
三、詞義辨析：
belief,faith,confidence,conviction,credit,trust
這些名詞都有“相信，信任”之意。belief普通用詞，指單純從主觀上的相信，不着重這種相信是否有根據。faith語氣較強，強調完全相信；有時也能僅憑感覺產生的相信。confidence指對某人某事有充分信心，斷定不會使人失望，因而給予信任。conviction多指根據長期交往或實踐，對某人某事有了認識和了解後產生的信心和相信，側重其堅定性。credit語氣最弱，着重以聲譽爲信任的基礎。trust強調相信、信任的完全可靠。
四、參考例句：
This spark is the strength of conviction.
這個火花就是信念的力量。
I'm in the full conviction that he is courageous.
我完全相信他很勇敢。
I have a strong conviction that he is a spy.
我確信他是個間諜。
His voice rose with the conviction of his chapel speeches.
他提高了嗓音，像在教堂裏講話一般振振有詞。
I have the conviction that he is telling the truth.
我相信他講的是真話。
I speak in the full conviction that I will win.
我深信我會贏。
I have the conviction that he is right.
我深信他是對的。
I will asseverate my conviction that she is guilty.
我確信她是有罪的。
His argument carries little conviction to Western readers.
他的論點對西方讀者沒什麼說服力。
Such conviction stems from his keen focus and veracious tenacity.
如此的犯罪手法來源於他的專注以及堅韌不拔。
